questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to reduce the use of out-of-area placements for young people in mental health inpatient services.
answerText: We recognise that for some children and young people, mental health inpatient services, will not be the most appropriate or practical way to meet their needs. The National Health Service’s overall strategy is therefore to reduce reliance on inpatient ment...
heading: Mental Health Services: Young People